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FCS Football Rankings in Week 7: 3 New Teams Sneak Into The Top 10

FCS Football Rankings in Week 7: 3 New Teams Sneak Into The Top 10

Things take a slight shift in the new ACFA FCS football rankings after Week 6. See which teams took a leap and which teams fell short.

Oct 7, 2024 by Cameron Belcher
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After another week in the FCS, the top five don't change at all, with the same exact order as last week. South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Montana State, South Dakota, and Villanova football all did what they were supposed to do with adding to the win column.

North Dakota State football made a statement with a commanding win over their neighbor North Dakota, who was ranked No. 6 at the time and drops to No. 10 with the loss.

Although North Dakota still hangs in the top 10, they have to be on the lookout for the four new teams that have creeped into the mix as a top 10 team: UC Davis, Mercer, Idaho, and Southeast Missouri State all made a slight jump in the rankings after some impressive wins. Mercer football is coming off a bye week and will be facing Princeton this week.

The CAA may still be heavily represented in the rankings, but William & Mary is the biggest dropper of the week after losing to unranked Towson, going from No. 10 to No. 18.

Newly ranked Rhode Island goes up four spots after a thrilling double overtime win against Hampton, moving up to No. 21. 

There are three new teams in the rankings now with Missouri State, North Carolina Central and Webster State, who had arguably the biggest upset of the week, defeating Montana in overtime, dropping them to No. 14.

Three teams are also out of the rankings, with Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and McNeese finding themselves on the outside looking in heading into the new week.

Here are the full FCS Football rankings.

AFCA NCAA FCS Football Rankings In Week 7

  1. South Dakota St. (4-1) - Prev. 1
  2. North Dakota St. (5-1) - Prev. 2
  3. Montana St. (6-0) - Prev. 3
  4. South Dakota (4-1) - Prev.4 
  5. Villanova (5-1) - Prev. 5
  6. UC Davis (5-1) - Prev. 8
  7. Mercer (5-0) - Prev. 11
  8. Idaho (4-2) - Prev. 12
  9. Southeast Missouri St. (5-1) - Prev. 13
  10. North Dakota (4-2) - Prev. 6
  11. Tarleton St. (5-1) - Prev. 14
  12. ACU (4-2) - Prev. 17
  13. Central Arkansas (4-2) - Prev. 7
  14. Montana (4-2) - Prev. 9
  15. UIW (3-2) - Prev. 15
  16. Illinois St. (4-2) - Prev. 19
  17. Richmond (4-2) - Prev. 21
  18. William & Mary (4-2) - Prev. 10
  19. Florida A&M (3-2) - Prev. 22
  20. Sacramento St. (2-3) - Prev. 20
  21. Rhode Island (4-1) - Prev. 25
  22. New Hampshire (3-2) - Prev. 16
  23. Weber St. (3-3) - Prev. NR
  24. North Carolina Central (4-2) - Prev. NR
  25. Missouri St. (3-2) - Prev. NR

Dropped Out: Northern Iowa (18), Southern Illinois (23), McNeese (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Lafayette, 49; Northern Iowa, 47; Dartmouth, 32; McNeese, 31; Butler, 27; Jackson St., 27; Duquesne, 24; Stony Brook, 21; Harvard, 15; Chattanooga, 14; Lamar, 10; Monmouth (N.J.), 10; Southern Illinois, 9; Western Carolina, 6; East Tennessee St., 5; Columbia, 4; Nicholls, 4; Northern Arizona, 4; Davidson, 1; Drake, 1.

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